New artificial grass store now open in Citrus Heights

By Sara Beth Williams–
A new store specializing in artificial grass is now open in the Greenback Square shopping center.

AG Depots opened three weeks ago, according to David Weber, the store’s senior project manager. The store serves both as a place for the sale of artificial grass, tools, and supplies for installation and as a place to educate potential customers, Weber said. The Citrus Heights location sells supplies to contractors and to individuals who already have a contractor lined up or want to install themselves.

In a state with dry summers and drought in recent years, Weber said drought isn’t the highest selling point. Most of his customers are octogenarians interested in buying artificial grass in hopes of eliminating the recurring cost of hiring landscapers or gardeners.

According to the company’s website, AG Depots has nine different types of artificial grass products, all of which mimic real grass in both appearance and touch. Artificial grass can also reduce or eliminate bugs that live in real grass, is hypoallergenic and resistant to bacteria in dog urine and feces that break down regular grass, and artificial grass can also reduce or eliminate smells that trigger digging behavior in dogs.

Weber said the grass AG Depots sells has a UV protection coating woven into the artificial grass yarns, which prevents the grass from graying due to long exposure to direct sunlight.

“We call it the vampire effect,” Weber said. AG Depots products have a 20-year warranty and a 30-to-50-year life expectancy, according to the company’s website.

AG Depots is located at 8031 Greenback Ln., across from Starbucks, in the Greenback Square shopping center. The company lists a main location in Roseville, off Fairway Road. Weber said AG Depots also has a micro-warehouse in Rocklin, which offers sales and services to contractors, and a main warehouse in Lodi.